Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Typha latifolia
Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Typhaceae (Cat-Tail Family)
USDA Symbol: TYLAUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Typha latifolia
Common Cattail
Typhaceae
Location: 30 m S of wooden bridge, in stagnant water--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. In mud and shallow water of a sometimes flooded ditch. Soil probably acidic from humus. Growing among Cyperus, Salix, Poaceae.
Description: Stout, erect perennial from wide spreading rhizomes. Leaves erect, simple, sheathing base of the simple, jointless stalk, pale green, 16+ mm wide. Plant monoecious, staminate portion of stalk above, contiguous to and shorter than pistillate portion (2.5 x 30 cm); both tan/medium-brown.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jun 25, 1988
Specimen number: 348
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0553B
Accession Date: Sep 28, 1993
Accession Number: 41